Amanda Holden is joining the cast of The Worst Witch remake

The Worst Witch was the only thing that got us through those long, stressful primary school days when we were kids, and we are HELLA EXCITED that it'll be making a return to our screens after 15 years (I know right: 15?!)

The original series ran from 1998 to 2001, and we're not gonna lie; Miss Cackle's Academy For Witches was kind of what made us want magic to be real (soz, HP). So we think it's high time that the next generation get to experience the joys that we did, and it seems that TV bosses agree, since the show will be returning to CBBC early next year.

Amanda Holden will be playing a fearsome witch headmistress in the remake. Her character, Miss Pentangle, is the head of a rival school who comes to visit Cackle's Academy. The Britain's Got Talent judge said:

"I'm sure there will be some jokes from my family about me playing a witch but I can't wait to sit down with them and watch CBBC bring to life the wonderful world of Cackle's Academy."

Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsay will play Mildred Hubble, while Eastenders star Kacey Ainsworth and Downton Abbey's Raquel Cassidy also star in the show that originally launched Theory of Everything star Felicity Jones' acting career. Are we too old to get involved now..?

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